Electric foot warmer



Sept. 2, 1958 H J. COLDREN ELECTRIC FOOT WARMER Filed Feb. 25, 1957 FIG.2

COLOREN INVENTOR. HELEN J.

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M ATTORNEYS ELECTRIC FGOT WARMER Helen J. Coldren, San Diego, Calif.

Application February 25, 1957, Serial No. 641,971

1 Claim. (Cl. 219-46) The present invention relates to a foot warmer ofthe electrically heated type. It comprises a flexible body such ascloth, the end sections thereof being adapted to extend along oppositesides of a mattress; the intermediate section comprises superimposedsheets of cloth between which an electric heater wire is embedded; thisintermediate section is adapted to lie on top of the mattress. Theextreme lower edges of the end sections each carry a weight, preferablyin the form of a rod.

If desirable and preferably the flexible body includes a tail section;the extreme lower end of this tail section may also carry a weight,preferably in the form of a rod. Too the tail section can be ofsufiicient length so that it can be tucked below the mattress at thefoot end of the latter. if desirable, when the tail section is madesufliciently long enough to be tucked under the mattress, the weight forthis tail section can be omitted.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription reference being bad to the accompanying drawings whereinpreferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the lower box springs and the uppermattress of a bed or cot, showing my present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my toot warmer showing the end sections andtail section in flattened position; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, 1 have shown a covered boxspring at 20, a superimposed mattress 21 and my improved electric footwarmer at 23. An electric cord 24 is connected to the electric heatingelement 25 and the rheostat 27. This rheostat in turn is connected by awire 28 to an electric plug 30.

The foot warmer 23 includes a flexible body having end sections 31 and32, an intermediate section 34, and a tail section 35. The flexible bodymay be formed of States Patent 2,850,617 Patented Sept. 2, 1958 clothand the intermediate section 34 is formed of a lower section of cloth 36and an upper section of cloth 37, between which is embedded the heatingunit comprising an electric wire 39 having the ends thereof connected tothe two wires within the cord 24. If desirable the entire flexible bodycan be formed of two superimposed sheets 36 and 37 of coextensivedimensions, that is, the end sections 31 and 32 and the tail section 35could be made of two plies of cloth. The wires if desirable may beembedded as shown in the patent to Kerr No. 2,708,234 of May 10, 1955.

The lower edges 41 and 42, and if desirable also the lower edge 43, areprovided with Weights. These weights may be in the form of rods 45disposed in hems 46. These weights hold the foot warmer in place uponthe mattress.

If desirable the weight may be omitted from the tail section 35 since itis of suflicient length so that it can be tucked under the mattress 21,that is, between the lower part of the mattress and the covered boxspring 20.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided an inexpensivefoot warmer which is not readily accidentally displaced, but to thecontrary is constantly yieldingly held in position.

While the forms of embodiments herein shown and described constitutepreferred forms, it is to be understood that other forms may be adoptedfalling within the scope of the claim that follows.

I claim:

An electrically-heated flexible body for warming the feet of an occupantof a bed, said body including opposite end sections adapted to extenddownwardly along opposite sides of a mattress, a weight for the extremelower edges of each of said sections, said weights being in the form ofrods, said body including an intermediate section adapted to rest on topof the mattress at the foot end thereof, said intermediate sectionhaving an electrical heater wire embedded therein, said body including atail section having a part adapted to extend along the toot end of amattress and having a part adapted to be tucked under the mattress.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS840,857 Matcovitch Jan. 8, 1907 1,700,535 Kaufmann Jan. 29, 19292,376,902 Clark May 29, 1945 2,660,659 Sarno Nov. 24, 1953 2,708,234Kerr May 10, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS 161,097 Australia Feb. 11, 1955

